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I agree...I'm in a better place, too. Doesn't matter to me how long it takes to get another 15-25 pounds off...slow and easy is the way.

And it took ME over a year of walking and eating better just to lose 30+ pounds...Hang in there!!!

Sofaking6, thanks for that advice...I have been doing just that plus adding more dense foods and it seems to be subsiding...we shall see.

I feel that way today! I am also having fatigue. I am trying to play around with the calories/exercise thing. Are YOU eating 1200 cals?[/quote] Yes, I have been around 12-1400 calorie range but falling under my daily goal by some 5-700 calories lately. Ever since this has been happening, I have felt the fatigue and general…

Well said...

Pretty sure a 75 pound bed ridden nun could whoop my *kitten* right now. [/quote] Why, have you been sidetracked??

Liftng4Lis, thanks for your comments/question... My wife and I have changed our meals and diet to reduce caloric intake to lose the weight recently and I have fallen short more days than not lately, so, hense, the soreness and fatigue have raised their ugly head. It makes sense that I need to bump the calories up with…

With regard to your food intake, pay attention not only to calories but the nutritional value of your foods - in addition to sufficient carbohydrates, fat, and protein, you need vitamins, minerals, etc. and also you need to stay properly hydrated. While folks on this board argue a lot about #s of calories, optimum health…

mom2my4boys, thanks for your response... I have lost about 33 lbs or so in the last year as a result of walking primarily. I am trying to fill in my "extra" calories daily with more protein and so far it seems to be helping...

gunsnhoses, thanks for your input...yes, I have been told that not only do I need to meet my daily caloric goal, I need to "fill" in with dense foods such as peanut butter, almonds, cheese, etc for the protein. I'm in the process of that and believe I have already started feeling the difference...

Thank you, SLLRunner

Malibu927, thanks for your input, too. I think you are right...I just need to make up the difference with dense foods. Thanks.

AmberSue, it is about the same as your husband...anywhere from 1900 to 2100 depending on the exercise I do that day... I walk over 2 miles everyday in hilly terrain during the workweek and do an upper body workout every other day...much more exercise than my wife does. I will take your advice and take in a bit more dense…

AmberSue09, thank you for your feedback. We are not trying to necessarily eat less than the recommended goal that is set that's just the way it is working out since we have have started eating much more healthy and lesser amounts. But we both are definitely only just covering the required calories for men and women. Maybe…

Ok, here's one for the experienced mfp participant...I have been counting calories on mfp for quite a while now and my wife and I have got it where we consume only slightly more than the very minimum calories per day required for men and women. So, on a typical day my total caloric intake may be 300-800 calories under the…

Thank you all for your comments and input. I am still at it and not gonna quit!!!

Candace, you didn't mention your age and I'm not inquiring...from your picture you are still pretty young. My point is, it's never too late. I am 60, overweight Hang in there and am determined to get the weight off and be more fit from now on. I walk 2.2 miles each day during the week- half of which is inclines/hills- and…

Thank you BZAH10...I have noticed when I am walking, too, how one can tend to easily overlook breathing techniques... you really do need to concentrate on it, don't you?

Thanks for all your feedback...I will incorporate a lower body workout in my routine, as well...

Thank you all for your feedback..I am feeling less fatigued now...almost time to increase the barbell weight a bit...

I don't know why you are not seeing my other posts..anyway, I have not been doing lower body strength training simply because I am doing a moderate walking routine for 45 minutes 5 days a week... I just chose to some some upper body strength training to tone up and help burn calories, as well..

8 ounces, typically, Molly...

Thanks for your reply... I have been doing a walk routine for nearly a year now...walking 2.2 miles/day now with about half of that walk with inclines. I feel I am getting a good lower body workout but felt I needed to combine it with an upper body workout to tone and burn calories, too. I've lost about 20 lbs so far want…